You can go from doing something quite silly to something dead serious in the blink of an eye, and if you're making those connections with your audience then they're going to go right along with it.

Quote by Bruce Springsteen

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I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as...

I think that is what film and art and music do; they can work as...

Some guys they just give up living, others start dying little by little piece by...

Some guys they just give up living, others start dying little by little piece by...

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up...

If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up...

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when...

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when...

Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted...

Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted...

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

I hadn't performed by myself in a while. It feels very natural to me, and...

I hadn't performed by myself in a while. It feels very natural to me, and...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning...

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning...

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were...

Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were...

In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most...

In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most...

It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand...

It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand...

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life.

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you...

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you...

My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band...

My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band...

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early...

When I first started in rock, I had a big guy's audience for my early...

No, I always felt that amongst my core fans- because there was a level of...

No, I always felt that amongst my core fans- because there was a level of...